Miniaturized on-chip slot antenna in 90nm CMOS

Author

Khan, Muhammad Raashid ; Zhang, ZhiChao ; Dinh, Anh ; Chen, Li ; Morsy, Mohamed ; Gorla, Hemachandra

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada

fYear

2012

fDate

8-14 July 2012

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

2

Abstract

This paper addresses the design and performance of an on-chip miniaturized monopole planar antenna designed to radiate directly from the silicon die. The antenna is designed for co-integration with CMOS impulse radio ultra wideband (IRUWB) pulse generator (6-10GHz) which is designed using 90nm CMOS technology. The results have proved the viability of planar antennas on silicon and can lead to the fabrication of highly efficient RF circuits. The designed antenna supports communication between 8.4-10.4GHz with |S₁₁|<;-10dB and gain of -14 dBi. Antenna is simulated in CST (Computer Simulation Technology).

Keywords

CMOS integrated circuits; elemental semiconductors; field effect MMIC; monopole antennas; planar antennas; pulse generators; silicon; slot antennas; ultra wideband antennas; CMOS impulse radio ultrawideband pulse generator; CMOS technology; CST; IRUWB pulse generator; RF circuits; Si; computer simulation technology; frequency 6 GHz to 10 GHz; frequency 8.4 GHz to 10.4 GHz; miniaturized on-chip slot antenna; on-chip miniaturized monopole planar antenna; silicon die; size 90 nm; Antenna radiation patterns; CMOS integrated circuits; Dipole antennas; Silicon; Substrates; System-on-a-chip; RF circuits; miniaturized antennas;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium (APSURSI), 2012 IEEE

Conference_Location

Chicago, IL

ISSN

1522-3965

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-0461-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APS.2012.6349339

Filename

6349339